Udo Zimmermann

Udo Zimmermann (6 October 1943 – 22 October 2021) was a German composer, musicologist, opera director, and conductor.

Udo Zimmermann
Zimmermann in 2006
Born	6 October 1943 Dresden, Germany
Died	22 October 2021(2021-10-22) (aged 78) Dresden, Germany
Education	Dresdner Kreuzchor Musikhochschule Dresden
Occupations	Composer Musicologist Conductor Opera director
Organizations	Musikhochschule Dresden Dresden Center for Contemporary Music Leipzig Opera Deutsche Oper Berlin

He worked as a professor in Dresden, and was director of the Leipzig Opera and the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He directed a contemporary music series for the Bayerischer Rundfunk. His best known opera was Weiße Rose.

Zimmermann died on 22 October 2021 in Dresden, Germany from a long-illness, aged 78.

Other websites

• Udo Zimmermann Akademie der Künste Berlin
• Udo Zimmermann Archived 2012-09-16 at the Wayback Machine Sächsische Akademie der Künste
• Udo Zimmermann Archived 2019-05-08 at the Wayback Machine Archiv für Zeitgenössische Komponisten der SLUB Dresden
• Oper im 20. Jahrhundert Springer 978-3-47-603796-1
• Udo Zimmermann on IMDb